Songs Written by Deborah ChesslerTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Shirley Reingold (1923 – October 10, 2012), professionally known as Deborah Chessler, was a songwriter whose song "It's Too Soon to Know" was number one on the American rhythm and blues charts in November 1948 and is considered by some to be the first rock and roll song. Chessler had songwriting credits on recordings every decade since then. Chessler pitched her songs to well-known musicians by singing them aloud, as she didn't read or write music or play piano. Some... [more on Wikipedia]